So, the Government allocated $55m to local media with its ‘Public Interest Journalism Fund,’ but State News tonight spent a lot of prime time on the deaths of… American woman Loretta Lynn and British man Jim Redmond! You’d at least hope for some more relevant Kiwi obituaries???
Brazen daylight robberies are happening every day, yet the Govt doesn't convey any genuine concern or urgency. Sunday's smash and grab in a Hamilton mall is unbelievable. The PM will be keener to talk about the Queen and Ukraine but all questions must now focus on the home front.
25 years ago I was dubbed 'New Zealand's youngest publisher'. A lot of fun was had setting up and running the monthly 'Inside Otago' newspaper. Sold in 1998.
How has the Minister for Homelessness not put one paper to Cabinet by herself, and why is the Minister of Housing refusing to front on emergency housing? I thought these issues were key platforms for them.